Job Description

Customer Service Team Lead

Department: Customer Service

Job Description

Summary

The overriding objective of this position is to have a direct and positive impact on our Customer’s experience with Point Blank.The Customer Service Team Lead is responsible for serving as the primary point of contact for customers, being responsive via all channels of communication including e-mail, telephone, and customer service help desk.This person is responsible for overseeing their assigned Customer Service Representative team by managing the team’s workload, providing ongoing problem solving support, and identifying ways to continually improve performance; thereby, ensuring the goal of exceptional customer service, customer retention, and customer satisfaction.

2.Serves as the primary point of contact for the customers of Point Blank and the Customer Service department including distributors, agencies, sales reps, etc.

3.Manages and enhances the use of the customer service help desk.

4.Manages volume and accuracy of orders.

5.Monitors and ensures orders are processed in a timely manner, consistently staying within our 2 day timeframe.This includes:

a.Reviewing daily work load and allocating resources appropriately.

b.Removing road blocks for team members and actively participating in resolving issues and engaging required resources (e.g. addressing issues with pending orders)

6.Tracks key daily, weekly, and monthly performance metrics in order to manage overall team and individual performance and using this data to identify where to focus improvement efforts.

7.Handles call escalation appropriately.

8.Initiates, plans and implements continuous improvement projects.

9.Performs order entry as needed.

10.Responsible for working according to the company’s safety and quality standards.

11.Maintains a safe and clean work area.

12.Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Competencies

Cognition:Processes thoughts and experiences effectively from decision making to innovative thinking, analysis, judgments and problem solving. This includes examining information to draw conclusions, developing creative ideas and perspectives, making informed decisions considering all of the facts, goals, constraints and risks associated and resolving difficult challenges.

Communication:Communicates clearly with others avoiding ambiguity in all aspects of communication from speaking to writing, listening, and reading. This includes expressing ideas and facts orally and in writing, understanding and learning from what others say and grasping the meaning of written information.

Interaction with Others:Communicating and reacting with co-workers appropriately to maintain a professional environment. This includes encouraging others and furthering Company objectives, building constructive working relationships consisting of acceptance and respect, promoting cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and embracing a work environment that appreciates diversity.

Personal Effectiveness:Incorporating all personal resources to achieve work objectives the most efficiently from accountability to adaptability, customer and safety focus and continual learning.This includes taking responsibility for actions, quality and timeliness of work, adjusting to changing business needs, conditions and work responsibilities, maintaining customer satisfaction with the products offered by the company, adhering to all workplace standards, regulations and practices and showing an ongoing commitment to self-improve.

Management:Structures and directs others to ensure Company goals are met from coaching, leading, organizing and self-managing. This includes supporting all co-workers growth by giving feedback, instruction and encouragement in order for them to better succeed. This also includes promoting Company objectives and demonstrating the way to achieve them, coordinating ideas, prioritizing tasks by importance and deadline, keeping a quick pace without sacrificing quality, maintaining composure in stressful situations and tactfully handling challenges or tense interpersonal situations.

Qualifications

Previous Customer Service experience required, preferably with Point Blank or from within the same industry.

College degree strongly preferred or relevant experience.

Some leadership or supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge of PBE product codes.

Strong understanding of PBE products and customers.

Excellent oral and written skills as well as strong analytical skills.

§Proficient in Microsoft Office Software such as Word, Excel and Power Point.

Must read, write and understand English.

§Capability of influencing customers while keeping “customer satisfaction” as a guiding factor.

Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.

Willingness to work a flexible schedule.

Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A.

Bonus: Experience with Jesta

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

Requires sitting or standing for a prolonged period of time.

Requires dexterity and coordination to handle files, boxes and materials.

Requires minimum reaching for items above and below desk level.

Requires strength, coordination and vision to use keyboard and video display terminal for prolonged periods.

As a Federal Contractor, Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.abides by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, compensation inquiries, discussions or disclosures. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, compensation inquiries, discussions or disclosures.

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